Oxford NJROTC defeats American Legion Post 290
Oxford NJROTC defeated American Legion Post 290 908.0 to 816.4 in the National Air Rifle New Shooter League. With the win, Oxford NJROTC is in thirteenth place overall. They currently have a 4 - 1 record. Oxford NJROTC was led by, Reese Reynolds who shot a 256.0. The remaining contributing members were Joshua Austin, Angelica Kopec, and Zackary Urato. Oxford NJROTC is from Oxford, MA, and is coached by Ed Kay.
American Legion Post 290 currently has a 2 - 4 record. After the loss they are in nineteenth place overall. American Legion Post 290 was led by, Marisa McDonough who shot a 227.6. The remaining contributing members were Brian Castleberry, Travis Johnson, and Gavin Feroldi. American Legion Post 290 is from Stafford, VA, and is coached by Mike Flanagan.
This coming week Oxford NJROTC has a bye week. While American Legion Post 290 also has a bye week.
These two teams are competing in the National Air Rifle "New Shooter" League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league exclusive to athletes in their first year of competition. Teams are from high schools and junior rifle clubs throughout the United States. Over 10 weeks each team competes in 7 games. Each week, each team is paired with another team with a near equal skill level.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Three-Position Air Rifle match. The match is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted to high school age athletes. Each athlete will shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10.9 points. The sum of points scored in the 30 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit https://www.national-leagues.com/new-shooter
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.2021030218103643.1
Oxford NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1545
American Legion Post 290 team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=1553
08 - 14 Mar 2021